Category Archives: My Kind of Driving
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Texas has adopted a “point system” for drivers. A surcharge will be assessed when the driver accumulates a total of six (6) points or more on the driver record. The driver is required to pay a $100 surcharge for the … Continue reading
Posted in My Kind of Driving |Accidents by the Numbers
While we have had some success in reducing the number of automobile crashes in the U.S., it’s still a major problem. We need to keep working on the problem to minimize needless cost and needless human misery. Here are some … Continue reading
Posted in My Kind of Driving |Serious Case of Road Rage
In Fort Myers, Florida one person is in custody and two others are injured after a road-rage-related shooting. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, two people in their 20s were shot – a woman in the face and arm, … Continue reading
Posted in My Kind of Driving |How to Avoid Distracted Driving
DefensiveDriving.com’s online driver safety course covers how to keep your emotions from taking over your driving. Our state approved defensive driving course maps out important techniques to promote mature driving and discourage distracted driving. Take a look at the video … Continue reading
Posted in My Kind of Driving |Winter Driving
With the winter months approaching, it would be wise to brush up on your winter driving skills. We have 2 formats of defensive driving courses in Texas that cover driving in ice and snow. It would be a good idea … Continue reading
Posted in My Kind of Driving |fatal crashes involving commercial vehicles
In 2008, there were 3,031 fatal crashes involving commercial vehicles in the the state of Texas according to analysis done by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The annual cost of vehicle crashes is $230.6 billion. … Continue reading
Posted in My Kind of Driving |Weird Driving Habits
When I was younger, my grandfather would tell a tale about a man that owned a horse that knew it’s way home from any part of town. When the owner was too tired or too “drunk” the horse would take … Continue reading
Posted in My Kind of Driving |My Responsibility
Since I’ve become a mom, responsibility has taken on a new role. I try to be cognitive of everything I say and do because the little ones will definitely pickup on any habits (good or bad) that I have. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in My Kind of Driving |How’s My Driving?
When I see those stickers on delivery trucks and company cars, I wonder: Is that sarcasm? I have been tempted to call and see if the number actually works and if a live person will answer. And if I were to … Continue reading
Posted in My Kind of Driving |12 years after Drunk Driving Wreck
Tyres Dickson was a University of Texas freshman with a promising football career. A drunk in a suburban ended that. Tyres traded his cleats for a wheel chair and forgiving heart while the man that hit him got probation. Driving is … Continue reading
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